Biggest farming county in every state

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Homesteaders and newcomers to the United States way back in the early days would grow and harvest their own food. By the time the U.S. was officially founded, cities were growing fast and more opportunity existed outside of farming resulting in less farmers. 

To determine the biggest farming county in every state, Stacker compiled data from the United States Department of Agriculture's Census of Agriculture, released every five years. The information is from 2017, the most recent data available, and includes agricultural sales from each county and what percentage those sales are of the total agricultural market in the state.

In 1785, the first agricultural groups in the U.S. were founded, but the industry only began to have representation in the government almost 40 years later when the U.S. House of Representatives established the Agriculture Committee. The farming industry hit its peak in 1935 when 6.8 million farms were in operation, and even though it is in decline, farming is still a major industry in the U.S.—about 2.05 million farms are currently in operation.

Keep reading to discover the biggest farming county in your own home state.

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Alabama: De Kalb

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Alabama: De Kalb

- Agricultural sales: $573.3 million (9.7% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $25.0 million (2.2% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($14.9 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($3.6 million), Cotton and cottonseed ($1.1 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $548.2 million (11.5% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($519.4 million), Cattle and calves ($17.3 million), Hogs and pigs ($10.3 million)

Alaska: Anchorage

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Alaska: Anchorage

- Agricultural sales: $37.5 million (53.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $17.1 million (57.8% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($10.8 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($4.2 million), Other crops and hay ($2.0 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $20.4 million (50.0% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Aquaculture ($17.7 million), Cattle and calves ($898,000), Hogs and pigs ($383,000)

Arizona: Maricopa

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Arizona: Maricopa

- Agricultural sales: $1.2 billion (47.4% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $475.7 million (45.6% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($163.1 million), Other crops and hay ($129.5 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($123.7 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $733.4 million (48.7% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($487.7 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($21.5 million), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($1.1 million)

Arkansas: Benton

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Arkansas: Benton

- Agricultural sales: $593.4 million (6.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $7.6 million (0.2% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Other crops and hay ($3.3 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($1.8 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($1.6 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $585.8 million (9.7% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($536.0 million), Cattle and calves ($41.6 million), Milk from cows ($4.1 million)

California: Fresno

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California: Fresno

- Agricultural sales: $5.7 billion (12.8% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $4.1 billion (12.3% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($3.0 billion), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($822.7 million), Cotton and cottonseed ($139.2 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $1.7 billion (14.2% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($634.9 million), Cattle and calves ($618.1 million), Milk from cows ($390.1 million)

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Colorado: Weld

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Colorado: Weld

- Agricultural sales: $2.0 billion (27.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $348.6 million (15.6% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($140.5 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($97.6 million), Other crops and hay ($63.7 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $1.7 billion (32.3% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($1.1 billion), Milk from cows ($452.8 million), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($106.7 million)

Connecticut: New London

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Connecticut: New London

- Agricultural sales: $135.8 million (23.4% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $75.4 million (18.0% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($65.7 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($3.2 million), Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($2.8 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $60.4 million (37.7% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($22.8 million), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($449,000), Aquaculture ($432,000)

Delaware: Sussex

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Delaware: Sussex

- Agricultural sales: $1.0 billion (69.1% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $182.4 million (56.0% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($126.9 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($35.6 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($17.5 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $830.2 million (72.8% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($818.4 million), Milk from cows ($7.8 million), Cattle and calves ($1.8 million)

Florida: Palm Beach

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Florida: Palm Beach

- Agricultural sales: $901.7 million (12.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $886.2 million (15.5% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Other crops and hay ($377.9 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($323.0 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($171.0 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $15.5 million (0.9% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($10.0 million), Cattle and calves ($3.3 million), Other animals and animal products ($1.7 million)

Georgia: Tattnall

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Georgia: Tattnall

- Agricultural sales: $387.7 million (4.1% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $111.2 million (3.5% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($90.0 million), Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($7.3 million), Other crops and hay ($5.1 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $276.4 million (4.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($255.5 million), Cattle and calves ($10.7 million), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($37,000)

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Hawaii: Hawaii

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Hawaii: Hawaii

- Agricultural sales: $269.2 million (47.7% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $160.0 million (38.4% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($92.8 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($50.3 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($15.6 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $109.1 million (74.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Aquaculture ($59.3 million), Other animals and animal products ($23.3 million), Cattle and calves ($14.2 million)

Idaho: Cassia

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Idaho: Cassia

- Agricultural sales: $926.7 million (12.2% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $255.3 million (8.0% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($104.7 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($77.2 million), Other crops and hay ($72.4 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $671.4 million (15.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($401.9 million), Milk from cows ($234.1 million), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($2.1 million)

Illinois: Mclean

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Illinois: Mclean

- Agricultural sales: $457.1 million (2.7% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $388.7 million (2.9% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($386.1 million), Other crops and hay ($1.0 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($946,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $68.4 million (2.2% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Hogs and pigs ($36.4 million), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($104,000), Poultry and eggs ($102,000)

Indiana: Jay

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Indiana: Jay

- Agricultural sales: $372.6 million (3.4% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $88.1 million (1.2% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($87.3 million), Other crops and hay ($793,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $284.5 million (7.1% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($168.5 million), Hogs and pigs ($95.8 million), Cattle and calves ($9.8 million)

Iowa: Sioux

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Iowa: Sioux

- Agricultural sales: $1.7 billion (5.9% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $277.7 million (2.0% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($264.8 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($228,000), Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($157,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $1.4 billion (9.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($699.3 million), Hogs and pigs ($445.7 million), Milk from cows ($144.9 million)

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Kansas: Haskell

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Kansas: Haskell

- Agricultural sales: $1.2 billion (6.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $106.2 million (1.7% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($99.9 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $1.1 billion (8.7% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($1.1 billion)

Kentucky: Graves

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Kentucky: Graves

- Agricultural sales: $346.2 million (6.0% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $102.8 million (4.0% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($88.1 million), Tobacco ($13.6 million), Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($145,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $243.3 million (7.6% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($230.7 million), Cattle and calves ($7.5 million), Milk from cows ($1.0 million)

Louisiana: Rapides

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Louisiana: Rapides

- Agricultural sales: $147.5 million (4.6% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $134.8 million (6.5% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($80.4 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($40.1 million), Other crops and hay ($8.5 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $12.8 million (1.1% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($7.7 million), Aquaculture ($4.3 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($258,000)

Maine: Aroostook

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Maine: Aroostook

- Agricultural sales: $202.0 million (35.0% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $187.6 million (49.3% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($174.7 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($7.9 million), Other crops and hay ($3.1 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $14.3 million (7.3% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($7.8 million), Milk from cows ($4.9 million), Other animals and animal products ($1.2 million)

Maryland: Wicomico

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Maryland: Wicomico

- Agricultural sales: $304.0 million (12.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $68.3 million (7.2% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($31.0 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($25.8 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($10.8 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $235.6 million (15.5% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($233.9 million), Aquaculture ($1.3 million), Cattle and calves ($245,000)

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Massachusetts: Plymouth

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Massachusetts: Plymouth

- Agricultural sales: $71.9 million (15.6% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $62.1 million (17.7% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($47.1 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($10.2 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($3.8 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $9.8 million (8.8% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Aquaculture ($6.8 million), Other animals and animal products ($1.2 million), Milk from cows ($645,000)

Michigan: Huron

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Michigan: Huron

- Agricultural sales: $610.8 million (7.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $263.0 million (5.7% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($195.0 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($65.8 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($687,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $347.8 million (9.3% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($200.3 million), Cattle and calves ($125.6 million), Hogs and pigs ($14.2 million)

Minnesota: Stearns

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Minnesota: Stearns

- Agricultural sales: $748.0 million (4.1% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $179.1 million (1.8% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($153.7 million), Other crops and hay ($14.7 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($5.8 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $568.9 million (7.0% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($254.8 million), Poultry and eggs ($164.0 million), Cattle and calves ($113.0 million)

Mississippi: Leake

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Mississippi: Leake

- Agricultural sales: $328.0 million (5.6% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $4.6 million (0.2% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Other crops and hay ($3.1 million), Cotton and cottonseed ($1.0 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($441,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $323.4 million (8.2% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($318.3 million), Cattle and calves ($5.0 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($65,000)

Missouri: Barry

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Missouri: Barry

- Agricultural sales: $403.1 million (3.9% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $16.8 million (0.3% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($11.7 million), Other crops and hay ($3.3 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($753,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $386.3 million (7.7% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($329.7 million), Cattle and calves ($37.3 million), Milk from cows ($18.2 million)

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Montana: Chouteau

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Montana: Chouteau

- Agricultural sales: $170.7 million (4.7% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $143.6 million (9.1% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($139.5 million), Other crops and hay ($4.0 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $27.1 million (1.3% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($22.2 million), Poultry and eggs ($3.2 million)

Nebraska: Cuming

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Nebraska: Cuming

- Agricultural sales: $1.1 billion (5.2% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $178.2 million (1.9% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($175.6 million), Other crops and hay ($2.5 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $953.8 million (7.6% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($878.9 million), Hogs and pigs ($66.6 million), Milk from cows ($7.7 million)

Nevada: Humboldt

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Nevada: Humboldt

- Agricultural sales: $105.7 million (17.6% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $75.2 million (27.5% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Other crops and hay ($61.4 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($4.0 million), Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($29,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $30.4 million (9.3% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($30.1 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($119,000), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($117,000)

New Hampshire: Merrimack

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New Hampshire: Merrimack

- Agricultural sales: $49.3 million (26.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $36.6 million (33.9% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($28.6 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($2.6 million), Other crops and hay ($2.6 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $12.8 million (16.0% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($9.2 million), Cattle and calves ($2.0 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($970,000)

New Jersey: Cumberland

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New Jersey: Cumberland

- Agricultural sales: $212.6 million (19.4% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $207.4 million (21.1% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($137.7 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($47.7 million), Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($11.6 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $5.2 million (4.6% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($1.1 million), Cattle and calves ($820,000), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($177,000)

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New Mexico: Curry

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New Mexico: Curry

- Agricultural sales: $480.6 million (19.1% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $31.5 million (4.8% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($20.3 million), Other crops and hay ($6.0 million), Cotton and cottonseed ($4.3 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $449.1 million (24.0% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($343.0 million), Cattle and calves ($105.6 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($239,000)

New York: Wyoming

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New York: Wyoming

- Agricultural sales: $307.5 million (5.6% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $64.9 million (3.1% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($28.0 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($20.6 million), Other crops and hay ($15.4 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $242.6 million (7.2% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($201.4 million), Cattle and calves ($40.2 million), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($444,000)

North Carolina: Duplin

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North Carolina: Duplin

- Agricultural sales: $1.3 billion (10.1% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $97.8 million (2.8% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($46.3 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($26.9 million), Tobacco ($8.3 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $1.2 billion (12.8% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Hogs and pigs ($678.2 million), Poultry and eggs ($478.9 million), Cattle and calves ($6.7 million)

North Dakota: Cass

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North Dakota: Cass

- Agricultural sales: $439.5 million (5.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $417.2 million (6.2% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($394.9 million), Other crops and hay ($21.6 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($529,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $22.3 million (1.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($10.0 million), Other animals and animal products ($9.3 million), Hogs and pigs ($1.8 million)

Ohio: Mercer

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Ohio: Mercer

- Agricultural sales: $631.6 million (6.7% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $123.3 million (2.3% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($119.2 million), Other crops and hay ($3.7 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($218,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $508.3 million (12.7% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($256.5 million), Hogs and pigs ($132.8 million), Milk from cows ($63.3 million)

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Oklahoma: Texas

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Oklahoma: Texas

- Agricultural sales: $1.1 billion (15.4% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $125.2 million (8.3% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($115.7 million), Cotton and cottonseed ($5.5 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $1.0 billion (17.3% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($613.8 million), Hogs and pigs ($396.2 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($298,000)

Oregon: Marion

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Oregon: Marion

- Agricultural sales: $701.6 million (13.9% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $603.4 million (18.6% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($277.7 million), Other crops and hay ($138.2 million), Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($92.2 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $98.2 million (5.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($48.4 million), Poultry and eggs ($29.7 million), Cattle and calves ($9.7 million)

Pennsylvania: Lancaster

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Pennsylvania: Lancaster

- Agricultural sales: $1.5 billion (19.7% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $231.3 million (8.3% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($109.8 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($46.5 million), Tobacco ($27.9 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $1.3 billion (26.2% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($580.6 million), Milk from cows ($414.3 million), Hogs and pigs ($144.4 million)

Rhode Island: Washington

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Rhode Island: Washington

- Agricultural sales: $22.2 million (16.4% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $17.1 million (41.8% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($13.8 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($2.4 million), Other crops and hay ($441,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $5.1 million (5.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Aquaculture ($3.6 million), Milk from cows ($567,000), Cattle and calves ($241,000)

South Carolina: Lexington

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South Carolina: Lexington

- Agricultural sales: $222.2 million (7.1% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $72.1 million (6.7% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($6.4 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($5.5 million), Other crops and hay ($3.5 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $150.0 million (7.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($146.1 million), Cattle and calves ($2.6 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($342,000)

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South Dakota: Spink

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South Dakota: Spink

- Agricultural sales: $382.5 million (4.0% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $281.7 million (5.5% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($278.9 million), Other crops and hay ($2.3 million), Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes ($444,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $100.8 million (2.2% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($82.0 million), Hogs and pigs ($9.3 million), Poultry and eggs ($8.5 million)

Tennessee: Bedford

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Tennessee: Bedford

- Agricultural sales: $151.6 million (4.2% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $21.7 million (1.0% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($16.3 million), Other crops and hay ($4.9 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($206,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $129.9 million (8.5% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($83.2 million), Cattle and calves ($24.0 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($12.3 million)

Texas: Deaf Smith

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Texas: Deaf Smith

- Agricultural sales: $1.6 billion (6.7% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $92.8 million (1.4% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($67.1 million), Cotton and cottonseed ($20.1 million), Other crops and hay ($5.5 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $1.5 billion (8.7% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($1.4 billion), Milk from cows ($177.2 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($171,000)

Utah: Beaver

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Utah: Beaver

- Agricultural sales: $258.0 million (13.1% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $20.1 million (3.6% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Other crops and hay ($17.1 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($2.5 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($452,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $237.9 million (17.0% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Hogs and pigs ($219.9 million), Cattle and calves ($11.5 million), Milk from cows ($6.3 million)

Vermont: Franklin

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Vermont: Franklin

- Agricultural sales: $185.6 million (28.8% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $38.7 million (20.7% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Other crops and hay ($30.7 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($3.9 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($2.0 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $146.9 million (32.2% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($129.5 million), Cattle and calves ($14.5 million), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($1.4 million)

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Virginia: Rockingham

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Virginia: Rockingham

- Agricultural sales: $795.9 million (20.9% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $54.3 million (4.2% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($25.6 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($16.1 million), Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($4.9 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $741.6 million (29.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($582.0 million), Milk from cows ($112.4 million), Cattle and calves ($45.8 million)

Washington: Yakima

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Washington: Yakima

- Agricultural sales: $2.0 billion (21.8% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $1.4 billion (21.7% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Fruits, tree nuts, berries ($947.9 million), Other crops and hay ($372.2 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($51.8 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $571.0 million (22.3% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($415.9 million), Cattle and calves ($145.8 million), Other animals and animal products ($3.3 million)

West Virginia: Hardy

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West Virginia: Hardy

- Agricultural sales: $190.6 million (25.3% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $5.4 million (3.5% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($3.5 million), Other crops and hay ($1.6 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($167,000)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $185.2 million (30.8% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Poultry and eggs ($173.2 million), Cattle and calves ($11.6 million), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($134,000)

Wisconsin: Dane

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Wisconsin: Dane

- Agricultural sales: $509.1 million (4.5% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $185.0 million (4.6% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($151.6 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($14.2 million), Other crops and hay ($8.1 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $324.1 million (4.4% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Milk from cows ($230.2 million), Cattle and calves ($79.0 million), Hogs and pigs ($10.5 million)

Wyoming: Goshen

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Wyoming: Goshen

- Agricultural sales: $201.9 million (13.7% of state sales)

- Crop sales: $48.5 million (15.3% of state crop sales)
- Top crops: Other crops and hay ($24.6 million), Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas ($22.2 million), Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod ($1.6 million)

- Livestock and animal product sales: $153.4 million (13.3% of state animal sales)
- Top livestock: Cattle and calves ($151.1 million), Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys ($609,000), Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk ($207,000)

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